What triggers a person’s allergy? A lot may answer the common causes like pollen, dust mites, milk, eggs, peanuts, chocolate, seafood, or gluten-rich foods like wheat bread. Others may react sensitively to a certain type of medication, perfume, soap, a specific fabric or jewelry. It sounds astonishing that people may suffer violent … Read more
The popularity of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), is on the rise today. A report by the Federal Aviation Administration states that sales of recreational drones are expected to grow from 2.5 million in 2016 to 7 million in 2020. Many people consider drones today as a recreational toy or a … Read more
Almost all land creatures, including us humans, have largely benefited from trees. They provide us with oxygen, shade, and food. They absorb carbon, cleaning the air in the process. They also help in stabilizing the soil and in cutting down soil erosion. The trees and the forests provide a habitat for several … Read more
As of November 2016, the periodic table has 118 confirmed elements from hydrogen to organesson (formerly ununoctium). Out of all of the elements, only some of them are useful for humans and only a few names do ring a bell. These familiar elements might have been common because of their practical uses … Read more
When we hear the word “robot,” we might have imagined different images in our brains. Some of us might think of the popular sci-fi movies like Transformers and Star Wars. Some might remember Rosie the cooking and cleaning Robot of the cartoon series The Jetsons, while others picture out the Japanese robot … Read more
For so many centuries, scientists and philosophers were baffled with our home planet and galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is our galactic home, encompasses the Earth, our solar system and billions of other planets and stars. Here are some of the fun facts about the Milky Way galaxy. 1. Name The name … Read more
Who says that adults alone can come up with many of the world’s amazing inventions? Do not underestimate a child’s intelligence, sense of curiosity and boundless imagination, and some of the world’s most amazing and even practical inventions are products of these juvenile virtues. You’ll be quite shocked to discover that the … Read more
The technology we have today didn’t exist in its precise form decades or centuries ago, but many technologies we use and can’t live without had quite a long journey back in time. How many of us have thought that the early forms of computer started through the works of Blaise Pascal, Gottfried … Read more